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RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands759 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-16 16:41:25
April 16 2024 16:40 GMT
#201
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Snow vs Zerg since 2022 in online competition stands at 1,123 wins, 853 losses.
Stop talking out your ass.
JDON MY SOUL!
Malongo
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Chile3472 Posts
April 16 2024 16:41 GMT
#202
On April 16 2024 23:38 Shinokuki wrote:
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On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Oh lord, the whining from 1500 ~ 1700 mmr protoss begins! Deducing that zvp is imba just from ASL games and not on 1000+ games online. There's a reason why JD whined because online proleagues are major source of income and you can't ALL IN all the time in zvp when you're playing 1000+ games rather than 10~20 games. Notice how 8/10 were all ins. Zerg has to all in to beat protoss. If it goes standard protoss wins. SK held it through with his superior mentality and better gambling strategy.

It is easy to have a better gambling strategy when you are the one watching the map every time while keeping your opponent guessing. I agree with you: games on proleague are a different class because you can't really gamble when you are throwing your whole team's chances in 1 game. Box series will always favor zerg precisely because they have a way better gambling pattern with better chances.
Help me! im still improving my English. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. M. G.
prion_
Profile Joined September 2022
66 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-16 18:09:46
April 16 2024 18:09 GMT
#203
soulkey winning another asl series after going down 0-2[image loading]
Soft_General_5023
Profile Joined December 2023
68 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-16 18:51:29
April 16 2024 18:45 GMT
#204
in game 3 snow managed to get 4 reavers in island expansion only to be out of minerals to build scarabs for a few seconds and all reavers died

https://vod.afreecatv.com/player/122116079?change_second=6129

snow was convinced he got it he even shuttled probes in
G5
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2894 Posts
April 16 2024 18:51 GMT
#205
On April 16 2024 23:38 Shinokuki wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Oh lord, the whining from 1500 ~ 1700 mmr protoss begins! Deducing that zvp is imba just from ASL games and not on 1000+ games online. There's a reason why JD whined because online proleagues are major source of income and you can't ALL IN all the time in zvp when you're playing 1000+ games rather than 10~20 games. Notice how 8/10 were all ins. Zerg has to all in to beat protoss. If it goes standard protoss wins. SK held it through with his superior mentality and better gambling strategy.


This was just... wow. Zerg has to all-in to beat Protoss? Won with better gambling strategy? Complaining that there might be a scenario where you can't all-in Protoss all of the time? Scoffing at people deducing that ZvP is imba from consistent results from the top league in the world? Just... wow dude... That has to be one of the biggest blind Zerg defender posts I've ever seen.

Also, why does whining right now concern you at all? You just saw the more impressive player lose. You saw the winner win with a ton of all-ins that lead to shitty games to watch and because of his shitty to watch all-ins, we get a mirror match up final. What fan wouldn't be upset? If there's a somewhat reasonable time to whine as a fan, it's now.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands21539 Posts
April 16 2024 18:55 GMT
#206
On April 17 2024 03:45 Soft_General_5023 wrote:
in game 3 snow managed to get 4 reavers in island expansion only to be out of minerals to build scarabs for a few seconds and all reavers died

https://vod.afreecatv.com/player/122116079?change_second=6129

snow was convinced he got it he even shuttled probes in
I think it was less confidence and more that he had to. If he didn't get the nexus down he loses so go all in. And he lost
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
M2
Profile Joined December 2002
Bulgaria4110 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-16 19:10:13
April 16 2024 19:06 GMT
#207
no map design (maybe not air maps) can overcome the scouting advantage Zerg has in the 1st part of the game in tourneys that allow specific map & opponent preparation. This has always been the bane of this match up imo

I also think that ladders or tourneys that are played fast (several series per day) are kind of different game from the preparation tourneys and Terran was (is) the most beneficiary race for these type of tourneys
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superjoppe
Profile Joined December 2004
Sweden3683 Posts
April 16 2024 19:11 GMT
#208
Oh no not one of those ZvZ final :-( no game being more than 8mins, and all games being decided by one extra long or one extra scourge
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands4897 Posts
April 16 2024 19:11 GMT
#209
Damn...
If Snow had mined the gas. Maybe?
If Snow's reavers didn't bug out like mad when he didn't have his shuttle anymore. Maybe?
If Snow actually made a cannon when he read Soulkey like a book all game long. Maybe?

Fast lair Lurker was absolutely beautiful by Soulkey, and taking the island was smart, but didn't feel unexpected knowing Soulkey's play style. He was the god of 3H 2nd nat into 4 base turtle (and he still is).

ZvZ finals is shit for ASL, but hopefully not for us!

FBH #1!
Simplistik
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
1987 Posts
April 16 2024 19:32 GMT
#210
Nice. One thing ASL really needed was more ling all-ins. PvZ definitely fun to watch.

*sigh*
Dear BW Gods, I know it's not autumn (in the Northern hemisphere), but please have mercy on Protoss.
Shinokuki
Profile Joined July 2013
United States859 Posts
April 16 2024 19:44 GMT
#211
On April 17 2024 03:51 G5 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2024 23:38 Shinokuki wrote:
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Oh lord, the whining from 1500 ~ 1700 mmr protoss begins! Deducing that zvp is imba just from ASL games and not on 1000+ games online. There's a reason why JD whined because online proleagues are major source of income and you can't ALL IN all the time in zvp when you're playing 1000+ games rather than 10~20 games. Notice how 8/10 were all ins. Zerg has to all in to beat protoss. If it goes standard protoss wins. SK held it through with his superior mentality and better gambling strategy.


This was just... wow. Zerg has to all-in to beat Protoss? Won with better gambling strategy? Complaining that there might be a scenario where you can't all-in Protoss all of the time? Scoffing at people deducing that ZvP is imba from consistent results from the top league in the world? Just... wow dude... That has to be one of the biggest blind Zerg defender posts I've ever seen.

Also, why does whining right now concern you at all? You just saw the more impressive player lose. You saw the winner win with a ton of all-ins that lead to shitty games to watch and because of his shitty to watch all-ins, we get a mirror match up final. What fan wouldn't be upset? If there's a somewhat reasonable time to whine as a fan, it's now.


Whining that there will be zvz is fine. Whining that zvp is somehow imba and that it needs even more buff to protoss next ASL Map pool is wrong. It looks like we're headed that way next ASL to prevent zerg from winning it 3x in a row. You actually hear a lot about talks of zvp being a timing/all in focused strategy nowadays from lot of zerg pros. The main essence is that zerg has to abuse lack of scouting info via good ling micro or hit protoss when its weak (when they're transitioning to 3rd gas) If protoss is left to macro and it goes standard then protoss usually wins. This is a common sentiment among all pros. However you can't abuse this aspect all the time online and can't gamble as much which is the reason for most top tier protoss having positive win rate vs top tier zergs. Also, Mini should've won vs soulkey anyways but he threw so many games... Snow can't win these tournaments. He's way too of a standard player so I'd say soulkey is more impressive than snow, considering he 2-5'd snow 2x online in the past 2 weeks and is about to win 2 asls.
Life is just life
foxmeep
Profile Joined July 2009
Australia2320 Posts
April 16 2024 19:47 GMT
#212
On April 17 2024 01:40 RJBTVYOUTUBE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Snow vs Zerg since 2022 in online competition stands at 1,123 wins, 853 losses.
Stop talking out your ass.


This is ASL?
foxmeep
Profile Joined July 2009
Australia2320 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-17 06:53:39
April 16 2024 19:54 GMT
#213
On April 16 2024 23:38 Shinokuki wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


Oh lord, the whining from 1500 ~ 1700 mmr protoss begins! Deducing that zvp is imba just from ASL games and not on 1000+ games online. There's a reason why JD whined because online proleagues are major source of income and you can't ALL IN all the time in zvp when you're playing 1000+ games rather than 10~20 games. Notice how 8/10 were all ins. Zerg has to all in to beat protoss. If it goes standard protoss wins. SK held it through with his superior mentality and better gambling strategy.


Who's whining? I meant having sick micro (especially reaver control) doesn't win you PvZ.

Snow's style works in PvP and PvT, but not in PvZ. Doesn't mean he's bad by any means but he can't cut it with the top Zergs.

He lost game 4 because he built 2 robos, and he lost game 5 because he made a poor read and was wrong (2 stargates vs no mutas).

He built a pylon and cancelled two cannons game 1 and still won. Building one extra cannon at his nat game 5 isn't instantly game over for him, but it does stop the lurker all in.
Smorrie
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands2922 Posts
April 16 2024 20:27 GMT
#214
All PvZ games this season were won by Protoss with the exception of all games played vs the finalists.
Half of the RO8 bracket was populated by Protoss. Both Mini & Snow had a very competitive series vs last season's champ.
I think Protoss has been doing fine.

The greatest of tournaments are made by great story lines. Hero has been destroying all the opposition and is a worthy finalist. The question remains whether he could've beaten Snow as well, but together with SK they undeniably are the top 3 players at this moment. Mirror matchups don't make for the most exciting finals, but from SK's perspective, if he is able to make it through Bisu, Mini, Snow & Hero, he really earned that 2nd title. He dodged ZvT (aside from Mong), but last season he fought his way through JyJ & Rush.
It has a strong technique, but it lacks oo.
Rainalcar
Profile Joined April 2010
Croatia360 Posts
April 16 2024 20:42 GMT
#215
It's all theory. Reality is: there is a close to game breaking bw imbalance making P by far the least successful race. The success difference at the top for now already 25! years can be denied only by the blind. ZvP is Z favoured, period, just as TvZ is terran favoured, while PvT is by far the most balanced matchup, leaving P behind. There isn't a P in history who would be called a favourite today, because of the matchup.

And ZvZ is crap for the viewers, an utterly broken matchup that brings negative prospects for bw future.
j.r.r.
Simplistik
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
1987 Posts
April 16 2024 20:44 GMT
#216
Now that I've somewhat recovered, my perspective has adjusted a bit.

Actually, I think that Snow was behind in all six games. He won the first two games through miraculous micro-brilliance on a level we rarely get to see. And he couldn't quite reproduce it in the last two games. In game 3 he got out-positioned, made some mistake with his gas mining and couldn't overcome those disadvantages. I would expect the Zerg builds in the first two games to have solid winrates over Snow's particular openings.
Dear BW Gods, I know it's not autumn (in the Northern hemisphere), but please have mercy on Protoss.
Galacsia
Profile Joined February 2020
Chile157 Posts
April 16 2024 21:19 GMT
#217
Oh I've never been so happy for ZvZ!
Where's Nirli so we can celebrate Snow's demise?
BeSt / Bisu ftw!!
IntoTheWow
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
is awesome32273 Posts
April 16 2024 22:05 GMT
#218
Heartbreaking.
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5655 Posts
April 16 2024 22:06 GMT
#219
Every ASL series ZvP that I watch ends up looking like this. Same with Hero games. It’s just Protoss praying that they don’t get hydra busted or ling flooded.

I can’t believe how stale this matchup is to this day. It’s just blind Protoss having no idea what’s coming after ling speed no matter what they do

So sad
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ruhtraeel
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada117 Posts
Last Edited: 2024-04-16 22:58:50
April 16 2024 22:57 GMT
#220
On April 16 2024 23:21 foxmeep wrote:
There's a reason why Snow's ZvP is <40% guys....


I will say, I was expecting Snow to get rolled pretty hard today, but he played insanely well the first two games and far exceeded my expectations. He's managed to finally figure out ways to use his crazy Reaver micro in PvZ, similar to his other matchups. He's come a long way since dropping out of ASL from Ggaemo

That being said, yes, his ZvP in ASL is the weakest out of all the top 6 Protosses (Bisu, Mini, Best, Shuttle, Rain). It seems like every championship level Protoss has one matchup that isn't quite at the level of their other ones, with Bisu and Mini probably being the most complete, but Bisu's PvT being a tad shaky at times and Mini recently trading his PvZ performance for better PvT performance
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